- When Wolfe Herd took Bumble public in 2021, she became the youngest female CEO to do so.
- Before Bumble, Wolfe Herd cofounded rival dating app Tinder.
- Wolfe Herd is married to a Texas oil heir, has two kids, and splits time between her homes in Texas.
Whitney Wolfe Herd is used to making bold moves.
Perhaps that’s why on the dating app she cofounded, women make the first move in heterosexual relationships. In 2021, Wolfe Herd made another bold move when she took Bumble public. She was 31 at the time, which made her the youngest female CEO to take a US company public.
Since going public, Bumble has grown. Bumble’s annual revenue was up 18.7% in 2022 compared to the previous year. Wolfe Herd has also expanded her company and relinquished some of her responsibilities since then, including hiring Drena Kusari, Bumble’s first global general manager.
Bumble also recently acquired told Fast CompanyOfficial, another relationship app designed for couples that helps with date planning and mood check-ins.
“We’re really trying to build the entire relationship journey and take care of the entire relationship from start to finish,” Wolfe Herd told Fast Company.
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